Two bodies were dumped in a Jackson field and police are trying to figure out how they got there.

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Authorities said landscaping crews found the badly decomposed bodies Friday afternoon in a field off Country Club Drive near Interstate 220. Police said the bodies had been in the bushes at least a week.

Resident Stephanie Barnes was shocked when she saw all the police officers working a gruesome scene not far from her home.

"This is a pretty quiet area and we don't usually have things that happen in this area and so we were just concerned," Barnes said.

Jackson police said landscaping crews were mowing the grass in a field near the old White Rock Apartments Friday afternoon, when they stumbled across a crime scene.

"At 5:34 p.m., the first officer arrived and checked the area and found two bodies," said Jackson Police Deputy Chief Eric Wall.

Several officers wore masks over their faces as they worked through the smell, trying to collect any evidence that will help them figure out who the people are and how they got here.

"The bodies are decomposing. It's a wide, open area, the animals come in, bothers the crime scene and what have you, the weather plays factor, so you know we're starting from ground zero," Wall said.

Investigators declined to say if the bodies showed any signs of visible trauma or what gender they were.

Wall said officers are following up on all missing persons reports in the city as they try to find who the two people were.